Risk factors for injury in rugby union football in New Zealand: A cohort study

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 95-102

  Chalmers, David J ^a   Samaranayaka, Ari ^a   Gulliver, Pauline ^a   McNoe, Bronwen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK FACTOR; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BODY MASS INDEX; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855577106     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090272     Document Type: Review

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